Z.ai open-sources ZCode after its coding agent uploaded Git histories
The Apache-2.0 release exposes ZCode's desktop, web and CLI code, though its new GitHub repository launched without a security policy.
By Ryan Merket · Published
Primary source: ZCode on X
Why it matters
Open source lets developers inspect ZCode's client, but it cannot verify server-side retention, key custody or the scope of Z.ai's claimed remediation.
Z.ai open-sourced ZCode on September 21st after saying it had remediated security problems reported by users, a response to evidence that the AI coding agent packaged entire workspaces and sent encrypted snapshots to cloud storage.…
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